Patriotic Star Mandala Coloring Page

This is the one page in the set built for adults and older teenagers. The whole design sits inside a double rim, two circles with a narrow band running between them that is worth coloring on its own.

A plain open circle holds the middle. It is the largest blank space on the sheet, and leaving it white keeps the eye on the pattern surrounding it.

Twelve pointed shapes ring the outer edge, spaced evenly the whole way around. The six at top and bottom turn one long spike outward, while the six along the sides spread their points sideways, so the pattern reads differently depending which way you turn the paper. Inside that ring sits a second ring of closed bud shapes, with small leaf forms filling the gaps between them.

Symmetry is the point here. Pick three colors, assign one to each ring, and repeat the scheme all the way around for the cleanest result. Pencils beat markers on this sheet because several bud outlines sit close together and a marker tip will bridge them. Few people finish this mandala at a single sitting, and nothing is lost by stopping halfway.